Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-19

Senator Fox's plan to have the state
publish frequent bulletins of the progress
OF fish cultivation met its fate in the house.
The senate had voted $1,000 for the next
two years, to provide for fish literature,
but the plan met no favor in the house.
The prohibition protest against alleged
frauds at the last election has been or
dered spread upon the legislature journal.
The bill passed by the house a few days
ago in relation TO 'store pay" makes it
unlawful for those owning or having
charge of mills, mines, shops or factories
TO pay or tender in ayment OF wages or
salaries due for labor performed any scrip.
note of obligation, certificate or indebted
ness in any form whatever, or any store or
other orders, but all wages or salaries
shall be paid in lawful money of the United
States, unless otherwise agreed upon be.
tween the parties in writing. Wages are
required by the same bill TO be paid once,
at least, every two weeks, unless other
wise agreed upon in writing. Fines not
exceeding SlOO are the penalty for violat-
ing the terms of the bill and prosecuting
attorneys are charged to bring suits in
the name of the people where complaint
Is made.
The committee on ways and means OF
the house have reported the university
appropriations at SlS1 ,000 reduction OF
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ate.
There is considerable talk of adiourning
about June LIST, and many members seem
anxious to fix the date even earlier than
that.
The bill TO change the apportionment of
money received from specific taxes in the
upper peninsula has passed the lou Q. 1t
provides that four ffths of these taxes
hal to In NafA
fifth, instead of one half as now to the
counties i'll which they are paid.
The house railroad committee has re-
ported favorably bill to make a uniform
rate of two and a-half cents for first-class
passenger fare on railroads.
The committee of the whole has agreed
upon bill approprating SllS,e50 for the
use of the reform school at Lansing.
A bill is now before the house providink
for the establishment of an independent
forestry commission. The members of
the state board of agriculture are consti
tuted such commission, to sci We without
compensation, but to be allowed not to
exceed $1,000 for expenses OF collecting in
formation, inquiry into the extent to
which the forests of Michigan are being
destroyed by flies, used by wastefu cut
ting for consumption for the purpose of
G caring lbnuS Tor image or pastufdge.
Also as to the effect of the dimunition of
the wooded surface OF the land upon ponds,
rivers and water power of the state and
in disturbing and deteriorating the natu-
RAJ conditions of the climate. also as to the
protection of denuded region', stump and
swamp lands. They are to report to the
governor in time Tor the facts to be laid
before the next legislature. Supervisors
are directed to help the commission by es-
Inmates of the amount of forest land in
their townships and the area of waste land
which might be planted to forest; a so, to
report forest fires of more than one acre
in extent occurring during the year, with
particulars of the destruction caused in
timber and TO fences, bridges buildings, if
any; the cause of the fires and the best
means of checking them.
The house struck out all after the enact
ing clause Of the bill to reduce the test for
oil inspection.
The bill allowing the owners of steam
boats to be sued and valid notice served
upon them in any county where the boat,
touch, has passed the house.